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THE BULLETIN
of fhe
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner
Number 135 March, 1954
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Tobacco Outlook 1954 4
Twenty Years of the Tobacco Program 8
State Summary 1953-1954 12
North Carolina Tobacco Warehouses Sales Report
for Season 1953-1954 16
Dealer and Warehouse Resales 1953-1954 18
Producer and Gross Sales of Flue-Cured Tobacco
by States 1953 18
Stabilization Receipts by Belts 1953 18
North Carolina Flue-Cured Crops 1919-1953 19
North Carolina Burley Crops 1928-1953 20
North Carolina Tobacco Allotments 1954 21
North Carolina Tobacco Warehouses and Operators by Belts
and Markets 1953 23
Tobacco Consumption (Chart) Back Cover
FOREWORD
The fifth annual issue of the TOBACCO REPORT
has been compiled and prepared by W. P. Hedrick and
J. H. Cyrus, tobacco specialists with the Division of
Markets, in cooperation with the U. S. Department of
Agriculture under the Research and Marketing Act.
Credit for statistical data contained herein is due
the Cooperative Crop Reporting Service of the North
Carolina and United States Department of Agriculture,
the U.S.D.A. Tobacco Division and the Agricultural
Marketing Service.
This issue of THE BULLETIN is dedicated to the
newspapers and radio stations throughout North Caro-
lina which have made a tremendous contribution to the
welfare of tobacco growers by keeping them informed
on market prices, crop conditions and other factors
affecting the production and marketing of this im-
portant crop.
■g_jL-
Commissioner of Agriculture
For free distribution by the Tobacco Section, Markets Division, North Carolina Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C.
Tobacco Ouflook for 1954
In spite of a prolonged drought and a continuous drop in consumption of
cigarettes, tobacco growers and the tobacco industry had a good year in
1953.
Due to the drought during the growing season, income to growers was
expected to be cut 30 to 40 million dollars. This did not materialize.
Actually, the loss in tobacco dollars for the year was only about 6 million — a
drop from $458 million in 1952 to $452 million in 1953.
The distribution of cash received from the crop was erratic, however,
from area to area and from farm to farm. Farmers in most sections with
early crops produced quality tobacco and received good prices. Late maturing
crops suffered from excessive drought damage causing low yields per acre
and correspondingly low quality and price. This was particularly true in
the Middle and Old Belt areas of the state.
Since cash returns from the 1953 crop will influence the crop planning
for 1954, and many growers will start this year's crop with very little cash
in hand, the demand for crop financing should be brisk during the spring.
The new administration in Washington has changed the name of the old
Production and Marketing Administration to the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service. The functions of the office remain the same
insofar as tobacco allotments are concerned.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson, through the A.S. & C. Service, has
allotted growers in this State 695 thousand acres for flue-cured tobacco
in 1954. This is approximately the same acreage allocated in 1953. This
acreage is expected to produce about 850 million pounds during the coming
season.
The Secretary set up 17,000 acres, allowed by law, for new growers and
to make adjustments of acreage for old growers. The acreage for adjust-
ment and for new growers applies to the entire flue-cured area.
Growers voted in the 1952 referendum to extend marketing quotas on the
1953- 1954, and 1955 crops.
Prospects for a good price during the 1954 season are favorable. This
conclusion is arrived at by a close analysis of the three influencing factors
that regulate our tobacco economy.
First, the position of our stocks in storage. Since tobacco is allowed
to age from 18 to 30 months, we normally have in storage about 2.5 years'
supply. On January 1, 1954, stocks were equal to about 2.4 years' supply
or one per cent below a normal level. Hot, dry weather lowered yields in
the Middle and Old Belts which caused a 10 per cent smaller crop in 1953
than in 1952. When the flue-cured season opens in July, 1954, stocks are
expected to be 1,800 million pounds while on July 1, 1953, they were
1,852 million pounds.
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market.
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has reached the most favor^ ^''\ ^^^^'^'^ has been improving lately and
tobacco. In spite of the hL . ^''' "'"* '' "''P°'^ ^"^^ «" ^^e
1953. ^ ^^''' "g^^-ette consumption increased during
flutrred'laT::' West? r' '^^ '^^" ^'^ ^^^°"^ ^^^^^ "^^P-^-" o^
pounds in Sr-ab^ f 12 mmrin^J^sf h'^^^ ^^"^ '^^^ ^^ "^"^^^"
this tobacco came fmn.ftl tt . To ' ^''^^^er, only 43 per cent of
a slight "ncrea e in th ."n'^ ^*'*''- ^' '' ""^^^ ^^at there has been
from'soXr Ehodetrdfnc^:^^"'^^ '''''''' ^"' '"^^"-^ -^^^^*^^-
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taste for Oriental tobacco, which was used principally before
and during the war. However, German manufacturers say they are using
more Oriental tobacco due to high prices of the American flue-cured tobacco.
If American importers would buy more German goods, this trend toward
Oriental tobacco could be stopped. Since the foreign aid programs are being
drastically cut, it will be increasingly necessary that we buy more goods
from our tobacco customers if we expect to continue to sell them our crop.
During and immediately after World War II, the preference of German
smokers was for a blended cigarette using a high percentage of flue-cured
tobacco. This preference has been responsible for a trend toward greater
consumption of cigarettes while the stocks of tobacco are low. Every effort
will be made by our export tobacco dealers to take advantage of this
favored position during the coming year.
In spite of high import duties and restrictions on imports by a number
of countries, 1954 exports should equal or exceed those of 1953.
Third, domestic use of tobacco is the principal factor influencing our
prospects for next season. Despite a drop in cigarette consumption for six
straight months, amounting to two per cent for the entire year, domestic
usings of tobacco showed a slight increase. Cigarette sales for over 20
years have steadily increased and should continue to do so due to our rapid
population growth. It is estimated that potential cigarette smokers have
increased at the rate of over a million a year since 1940 and will continue
to do so for the next ten years.
There has been a lot of publicity on health and smoking. The psychological
effect may have been partly to blame for the drop in cigarette consumption.
The tobacco companies themselves have started a fact-finding campaign;
and if it is found that the tobacco plant does contain harmful components,
it is possible that they can be eliminated through research and plant
breeding. In years past tobacco has been attacked many times but so far
the industry has always weathered the storm and there has been a steadily
increasing per-capita consumption.
The cigarette smoking habit is a peculiar one — once formed, it is hard
to break regardless of price. Smokers sometimes change from one brand to
another but seldom give up the tobacco habit. Personal income has some
effect on consumption, as smokers shift from cigarettes to pipes or cigars.
However in the long run, the smoker generally comes back to cigarettes
for convenience and smoking pleasure.
During 1953, the use of "king-sized" cigarettes increased by 44 per cent.
These cigarettes use 17 per cent more raw tobacco than regular size.
Therefore this type cigarette made a major contribution to the increased
use of flue-cured tobacco.
These changes in consumer habits are creating an intensive competitive
struggle among manufacturers who are introducing new brands, king-sized
and filter-tipped, all hoping to find favor with the consumer.
Pipe smoking and chewing tobacco sales declined somewhat during the
year, but "good old" snuff held its own.
Samples of tobacco are carefully analyzed in research laboratories to
determine cigarette qualities of new varieties.
It is too early to estimate the 90 per cent parity support price for 1954,
However, the Government price support for 1953 was 47.9 cents per pound,
while North Carolina growers averaged 54 cents per pound on the auction
market.
The demand for the 1953 crop was strong in the areas that produced a
good quality tobacco. The complaint of the buyers in other areas was that
the nicotine content of the dry weather tobacco was higher than normal.
The stock held by the Stabilization Corporation is composed mainly of
tobacco received from the drought areas. Therefore there is a shortage of
good quality cigarette leaf available and the demand for this type tobacco
should be strong this coming season.
Stocks held by the Stabilization Corporation as of January 25, 1954:
1951 Crop 38,938,600 Pounds
1952 Crop 111,509,100 Pounds
1953 Crop 132,074,720 Pounds
Total 282,522,420 Pounds (redried weight)
The 185,000 tobacco growers of the State, given a normal growing season,
should do well in 1954.
Twenty Years of fhe Tobacco Program
There are three main parts of the national tobacco program:
1. Acreage control to balance supply with demand and promote
orderly marketing:
2. Price supports to keep farm prices from falling to danger-
ously low levels; and
3. Inspection and market news services to provide information
on grades, market prices, and the basis for loan or "ad-
vance" rates under the price-support program.
The tempermental tobacco crop takes a lot of experience, a big invest-
ment, and plenty of hard work to get it ready for the auction warehouse
floor. There is also an element of chance with the weather, bugs, and plant
diseases.
Because of the amount of know-how necessary, tobacco growing has
continued to be a family undertaking. The family-sized unit is maintained
even on the larger farms operated by tenants and sharecroppers. The
family operation has served to develop and hand down the know-how from
generation to generation and to provide the hand labor needed to produce
quality tobacco. The price received on the auction floor determines how
much is left over for the family to live on after production costs are paid.
1920-1932
The tobacco program in the flue-cured area of North Carolina, Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida was brought about by wide fluctuations
in production, prices received by growers, and changing conditions in the
tobacco industry, both domestic and foreign. Growers were in and out of
production depending on the previous year's price. Acreages varied during
the 1920's and the early '30's from 414,000 to 768,000. With no control over
production, prices varied accordingly. The record 1931 crop caused the
market price to collapse, bringing bankruptcy to thousands of growers,
1933-1936
Congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933. Growers were
quick to see how it could be used to eliminate surpluses and low prices.
Improved supply and demand ratio brought tobacco income back to a
satisfactory level.
The first efforts to make the Agricultural Adjustment Act into a work-
able tobacco program failed as a result of a U. S. Supreme Court decision
in 1936.
1937
Without an effective program, growers produced a large crop and sup-
plies reached a record level. Prices fell to near the cost of production.
1938
Congress again passed an Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, authoriz-
ing farm marketing quotas on a poundage basis, removing the objectionable
features of the first Act. The result was a smaller crop in 1938 with
satisfactory prices. !
These hands of tobacco show the contrast between good and poor sorting
for market. The hand at the left is uniform in length, quality and color,
while the other two comprise leaves of mixed characteristics.
1939
On the first trip to the polls, growers voted not to use the acreage con-
trol system. However, after one season without controls in 1939, production
increased and prices slumped to such a low level that growers saw that
acreage control and price stabilization were the only solution to the tobacco
problem. The second attempt was successful, and the tobacco program has
been improved upon since its inception. Through trial and error, most
inequities have been removed.
9
This is the modern sample room of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative
Stabilization Corporation. Samples of the various grades of tobacco held
by this organization are stored here so prospective buyers may inspect
them at any time.
1940-1954
That growers generally are well satisfied with the program has been
proved by continued support at the polls. In the last referendum in 1952,
growers voted 98 per cent for the three year control — 1953-, 1954, and 1955.
Supporting Agencies
During World War II the manpower shortage made it impossible to
produce enough tobacco to supply the demand. While we were trying
to supply all of our allies with cigarettes, stocks of tobacco in the world
markets reached a very low level. It was necessary to make allocations to
all manufacturers and, because of increased competition, to place an over-
all ceiling on the price paid to growers for the crop.
After the war, as conditions began to stabilize, the price of the lower
grades of tobacco began to fall below the cost of production. This condition
brought about the use of Commodity Credit funds to stabilize prices at
90 per cent of parity on a grade basis rather than an over-all basis. To do
this, it was essential that tobacco growers form a cooperative organization
to handle this part of the program.
In 1946, the Flue-cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation was organized
with a membership of 78,000 — each with a $5.00 share of stock. This co-
operative has since grown to be the largest cooperative in the world, with
485,000 members.
10
This organization, with Commodity Credit funds, has continually sup-
ported the price at 90 per cent of parity on varying amounts of tobacco
from each year's crop. Through 1953, the cooperative has handled 1,044
million pounds with net returns to growers of over 13 million dollars above
the support prices. Besides payment to growers, the organization has paid
the Commodity Credit Corporation over four million dollars in interest and
has not cost the Federal Government a dollar.
Government Grading
To take advantage of the support program, it was also necessary that all
tobacco be inspected by a Federal tobacco grader and that all tobacco offered
for sale through the auction system bear an official Government grade. These
needs were met by the services authorized in The Tobacco Inspection Act of
1935. Federal inspection provides an impartial and relatively accurate
measuring stick of U. S. Standard grades and prices which are used to
determine the support price.
Tobacco Associates
To supplement the acreage control and price-support program, growers
also set up a promotional organization known as Tobacco Associates. This
was done by permissive legislation which allows growers to vote in a
referendum on assessing themselves 10 cents per acre.
Through this organization tobacco sales have been promoted in foreign
countries. This venture has been successful in that foreign markets have
been held at a fairly even level despite a scarcity of dollar exchange. New
markets have been found and barter trades have been promoted in a few
cases. Tobacco Associates supplements export efforts of the government
and the independent dealers. Also they emphasize the production of quality
tobacco.
Conclusion
President Eisenhower in announcing his farm program recently made this
comment on the tobacco program:
"Tobacco farmers have demonstrated their ability to hold production in
line with demand at the supported price without loss to the Government.
The relatively small acreage of tobacco and the limited areas to which it
is adapted have made production control easier than with other crops.
"The loan or support to cooperators is 90 per cent of the parity price
in any year in which marketing quotas are in effect.
"It is recommended that the tobacco program be continued in its present
form."
The President endorses it, the growers like it — let's keep our tobacco
program !
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State Summary 1953-1954
North Carolina tobacco growers in the Border and Eastern Belts received
record high averages for their 1953 crop of flue-cured tobacco, while many
growers in the Middle and Old Belts suffered a great loss on their crop
due to the most severe drought ever experienced in this area.
Auction sales for the 1953 crop of flue-cured tobacco got underway in
North Carolina on August 3, 1953, and final sales were held on January 18,
1954. The flue-cured marketing season covered a period of 100 sale days as
compared with 103 days the preceding year. However, no sales were held
on November 12 and 13 following the Armistice holiday, to allow the re-
drying plants handling the Stabilization Corporation tobacco to catch up.
The 44 flue-cured markets operating during the season sold 816,826,170
pounds of tobacco for producers for a sum of $441,873,772. This gives the
growers of North Carolina a 1953 season average of $54.10 per hundred
pounds which is $3.91 more than the average of $50.19 per hundred re-
ceived by growers in the 1952 season. In 1952, producers sold 877,396,736
pounds of tobacco on North Carolina markets for a total of $440,396,598.
Thus, the value of the 1953 producer sales increased $1,477,174 over the
previous year, while the volume decreased 60,570,566 pounds below the
1952 sales.
Type 13 — The North Carolina Border Belt opened the 1953 season on
August 3 with the usual eight markets operating. The general quality of the
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crop was better than the year before, and the average prices for about two-
thirds of the grades were 50 cents to $11.00 per hundred higher. Prices
during the opening week were sliglitly below the opening week of 1952,
but an up-swing carried the prices of many grades to a I'ecord peak by
the first of October. Producer sales in this belt amounted to 158,571,908
pounds which sold for a record value of $91,829,174, giving this belt an
all-time high average of $57.91 per hundred. In 1952 this belt averaged
$51.88 for 144,179,615 pounds which amounted to $74,800,200. The 1953
season ended on October 22 after operating for 58 days as compared with
62 days in 1952.
Type 12 — The 17 Eastern Belt markets opened for the 1953 season on
August 20. The demand was sti'ong throughout the season but was at its
peak during the last half of September. Increases in grade prices over
the preceding year were from $1.00 to $12.00 per hundred pounds. The
quality of offerings was much better, and the percentage of lemon color
tobacco was larger than that of the previous season. Growers received a
record high average price of $57.74 per hundred for their 1953 crop. The
volume of 432,383,188 pounds ranked fourth, and the value of $249,649,514
was the second greatest on record. In the 1952 season growers received
$225,464,389 for 442,271,010 pounds of tobacco, averaging $50.98 per hun-
dred. The 1953 season ended on November 20 after 63 selling days. In 1952
sales were completed on December 5 for a season of 73 days.
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Type 11 B — The first sales of the season were held in the Middle Belt
on September 1 when the five markets located in the "sandhills" opened.
The other five markets opened on Septembr 8, which was four sale days
later. A very unfavorable growing season resulted in a crop which con-
tained an unusually large amount of green and poor quality tobacco. This
situation resulted in a sharp reduction in volume of sales and a lower
average price. The decline in average price ranged from $1.00 to $6.00 per
hundred pounds for many poor quality grades, and gains of $1.00 to $4.00
per hundred occurred for a few better quality grades. Producer sales for
the season totaled 122,732,884 pounds which sold for the sum of $57,906,330,
giving this belt a season average of $47.18 per hundred. Comparative figures
for the previous year show that growers sold 158,669,839 pounds for
$79,147,911, averaging $49.88 per hundred. The season ended on December
11 after operating for 68 days. The 1952 season operated for 69 days
ending on December 12.
Type 11 A — Auction sales were started on the Old Belt markets on
September 21. The volume and quality of the 1953 crop was drastically
reduced by the extreme drought that occurred in this area during the
growing season. About 60 per cent of the grades offered for sale showed a
decrease in average price of $1.00 to $8.00 per hundred. The largest losses
occurred in the leaf offerings with about half of the poor to fair quality
grades averaging 50 cents to $4.00 below their support prices. The volume
of producer sales on the nine North Carolina markets in this belt reached
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only 103,138,190 pounds during the season. The total value of these offerings
amounted to $42,488,754 which gives this belt a season average of $41.20
per hundred. Producer sales in 1952 amounted to 132,276,272 pounds which
sold for $60,984,098, averaging $46.10 per hundred. Final sales were held
in this belt on January 18, 1954. The season ended on January 9 last year.
Type 31 — North Carolina burley tobacco markets at Asheville, Boone,
and West Jefferson began auction sales for the 1953 crop on November 30.
The Asheville market operated during the season with two sets of buyers,
but the second set was short a buyer from one of the major companies. The
volume of offerings on North Carolina markets was about the same as the
previous year. However, the quality of the 1953 crop was considerably
better than the 1952 crop which increased the value about 691 thousand
dollars over the previous season. Producer sales on the three burley markets
reached 14,674,398 pounds, returning the growers $7,881,050 for an average
of $53.71 per hundred. Growers sold 14,778,764 pounds for $7,189,834,
averaging $48.65 per hundred. Auction sales ended on North Carolina
markets on January 20, 1954, after operating for 27 sale days. The 1952-53
season covered a period of 30 sale days.
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1953-54
Belt
Pounds
Average
Price
Dollars
Border Beit
Dealer
7,581,272
42.89
Warehouse
14.073,216
56.81
Eastern Belt
Dealer
14,313,704
42.45
Warehouse
33,124,259
55.16
Middle Belt
Dealer
5,960,204
38.94
Warehouse
9,345,098
49.15
Old Belt
Dealer
3,392,192
41.48
Warehouse
5,745,222
46.96
Burley Belt
Dealer
1,499,336
50.77
Warehouse
1,726,192
52.41'
3,251,910
7,994,456
6,075,823
18,271,488
2,321,130
4,593,362
1,407,042
2,697,925
761,285
904,611
Producer and Gross Sales of Flue-Cured by
States, 1953
PRODUCER SALES GROSS SALES
State Pounds Average Price Pounds Average Price
N. C 816,826,170 54.10 910,361,337 53.66
Va 132,841,761 42.16 141,540,471 42.37
S. C 145,496,156 56.86 167,767,369 56.20
Ga 155,170,266 51.51 171,768,028 51.00
Fla 18,280,109 51.70 21,309,640 51.42
TOTAL 1,268,614,462 52.81 1,412,746,845 52.58
Stabilization Receipts by Belts 1953
Producer Sales
Stabilization
Percentage
Belt
Type
(Pounds)
Receipts (lbs.)
Stab. Received
Old Belt
... IIA
235.979,951
96,785,466
41,0
Middle Belt . . . .
. . . IIB
122,732,884
432,383,188
22,595,256
15,655,010
18.4
Eastern Belt
... 12
3.6
Border Belt
, .. 13
304,068,064
10,763.894
3.5
Ga.-Fla. Belt . . . .
... 14
. . . 11-14
173,450,375
5,624,181
3.2
TOTAL
268,614,462
151,423,807
5.6
18
North Carolina Flue-Cured Crop 1919-1953
Year
No. Acres
Yield Per
Acre
(Pounds)
Production
(1,000 lbs.)
Value
(1,000 Dollars)
Average
Price
1919
521,500
612
319,276
$157,340
$49.30
1920
621,900
681
423,703
88,271
20.80
1921
414,900
594
246,540
60,402
24.50
1922
444,000
611
271,170
74,572
27.50
1923
544,300
728
396,354
81,998
20.70
1924
473,500
585
276,819
62,597
22.60
1925
536,200
696
373,352
83,756
22.40
1926
546,700
692
378,274
96,762
25.60
1927
639,600
755
482,982
100,414
20.80
1928
712,400
692
493,132
93,450
19.00
1929
729,300
665
484,630
89,470
18.50
1930
768,000
757
581,200
74,733
12.90
1931
688,500
692
476,382
42,024
8.80
1932
462,500
624
288,750
34,949
12.10
1933
667,800
794
530,133
85,530
16.10
1934
486,500
847
412,055
117,999
28.60
1935
612,500
635
572,625
116,418
20.30
1936
591,000
765
451,975
101,856
22.50
1937
675,000
883
595,815
143,058
24.00
1938
603,500
844
509,470
115,428
22.70
1939
843,000
964
812,540
123,893
15.20
1940
498,000
1,038
516,835
85,792
16.60
1941
488,000
928
452,825
132,291
29.20
1942
539,000
1,052
566,810
221,538
39.10
1943
580,000
935
542,200
219,074
40.40
1944
684,000
1,077
736,990
317,628
43.10
1945
722,000
1,100
794,310
349,148
44.00
1946
802,000
1,138
912,970
451,639
49.50
1947
783,000
1,139
892,205
374,513
42.00
1948
594,000
1,239
739,380
368,040
49.80
1949
621,000
1,178
731,530
352,685
48.20
1950
640,000
1,341
858,140
477,508
55.60
1951
735,000
1,331
978,375
523,358
53.50
1952
735,000
1,222
898,090
448,582
49.90
1953
674,000
1,222
823,885
444,895**
54.00**
* Source: N. C. and U.S.D.A. Crop Reporting Service.
•* Estimate of Division of Markets based on producers' sales.
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North Carolina Burley Crops 1928-1953
Year
No. Acres
Yield Per
Acre
(Pounds)
Production
(1,000 lbs.)
Value
(1,000 Dollars)
Average
Price
1928
3,600
650
2,340
$ 690
$29.50
1929
5,500
730
4,015
863
21.50
1930
7,200
750
5,400
853
15.80
1931
7,100
710
5,041
464
9.20
1932
6,500
735
4,778
726
15.20
1933
9,200
785
7,222
809
17.50
1934
5,500
870
4,785
809
17.50
1935
5,200
925
4,810
1,025
21.30
1936
6,000
900
5,400
2,095
38.80
1937
9,000
975
8,775
1,787
21.40
1938
8,600
900
7,740
1,308
16.90
1939
8,100
1,070
8,667
1,447
16.70
1940
6,500
1,050
6,825
1,242
18.20
1941
6,200
1,075
6,665
2,093
31.40
1942
6,000
1,150
7,590
3,211
42.30
1943
8,500
1,225
10,412
5,102
49.00
1944
12,000
1,390
16,680
8,157
48.90
1945
13,000
1,500
19,500
7,568
38.30
1946
9,800
1,475
14,455
5,999
41.50
1947
9,600
1,560
14,976
6,335
42.30
1948
10,300
1,680
17,304
8,012
46.30
1949
10,800
1,440
15,552
6,750
43.40
1950
10,500
1,700
17,850
9,175
51.40
1951
12,200
1,750
21,350
11,572
54.20
1952
12,000
1,680
20,160
9,818
48.70
1953
11,400
1,700
19,380
10,388**
53.60**
Source: N. C. and U.S.D.A. Crop Reporting Service.
Estimate of Division of Markets based on producers' sales.
20
North Carolina Tobacco Allotments-T954'
County N. Farms Acres
Flue-Cured
Alamance 1415 7,022.7
Alexander 995 2,180.2
Anson 261 581.7
Beaufort 2686 14,037.8
Bertie 1839 8,363.0
Bladen 3655 10,928.0
Brunswick 1861 4,798.2
Cabarrus 1 0.1
Caldwell 267 704.3
Camden 2 6.9
Carteret 439 1,983.2
Caswell 1946 13,501.3
Catawba 5 7.1
Chatham 1174 4,438.9
Chowan 199 799.0
Cleveland 2 2.6
Columbus 5608 23,994.6
Craven 1917 12,513.0
Cumberland 2576 7,700.6
Davidson 1718 4,948.3
Davie 867 1,912.8
Duplin 5007 22,742.9
Durham 1075 5,761.3
Edgecombe 1621 16,856.8
Forsyth 2141 7,483.6
Franklin ' 2943 16,815.5
Gaston 4 7.3
Gates 133 396.0
Granville 2151 19,575.3
Greene 1198 17,653.5
Guilford 3199 13,674.4
Halifax 2333 8,659.0
Harnett 3949 21,292.9
Hertford 1064 4,761.6
Hoke 1049 4,181.1
Hyde ) 3 1.0
Iredell 815 1,870.9
* Source: U: S. Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Service.
Rank
36
50
61
21
82
28
43
76
59
71
51
23
70
46
58
72
7
24
34
40
52
8
39
16
35
18
69
62
13
15
22
31
11
44
47
74
53
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North Carolina Tobacco Allot-menf-s-1 954* Cont.
County N. Farms Acres Rank
Flue-Cured— Cont.
Johnston 6044
Jones 946
Lee 1364
Lenoir 1957
Martin 1686
Mecklenburg 3
Montgomery 436
Moore 1615
Nash 3069
New Hanover 116
Northampton 213
Onslow 1922
Orange 937
Pamlico 442
Pender 1728
Person 1792
Pitt 2771
Randolph 1606
Richmond 1097
Robeson 5172
Rockingham 3091
Rowan 45
Sampson 5925
Scotland 525
Stokes 2822
Surry 3232
Tyrrell 1
Vance 1532
Wake 4062
Warren 2073
Washington 283
Wayne 3125
Wilkes 985
Wilson 2211
Yadkin 2730
TOTALS 125,679
22
33,212.6
2
7,956.9
33
6,041.6
38
20,495.3
12
12,456.7
25
1.1
73
1,414.2
56
6,760.5
37
26,691.3
5
289.3
63
688.2
60
9,187.4
29
4,900.9
42
1,600.1
55
4,744.0
45
14,122.3
20
37,179.3
1
4,945.0
41
3,040.8
48
30,247.3
3
19,194.4
14
78.1
64
22,330.5
9
1,685.3
54
16,837.5
17
16,059.8
19
1.0
75
11,870.0
27
28,588.3
4
9,056.7
30
1,382.3
57
21,307.7
10
2,284.1
49
24,666.9
6
11,873.2
26
695,348.0
1-76
Burley Tobacco Allofmenfs^1954
County N, Farms Acres Rank
Alexander 2 0.8 29
Alleghany 455 242.3 9
Ashe 2313 1,246.8 5
Avery 232 125.9 11
Buncombe 3205 2,009.4 2
Burke 7 3.9 21
Caldwell 26 14.5 20
Catawba 4 1.4 26
Cherokee 157 67.1 14
Clay 166 87.0 12
Cleveland 6 2.8 24
Davidson 6 3.8 22
Gaston 2 1.6 25
Graham 718 373.5 8
Haywood 2161 1,404.4 3
Henderson 115 53.2 16
Iredell 3 1.4 27
Jackson 286 126.5 10
Lincoln 1 0.2 34
McDowell 79 27.9 19
Macon 186 64.9 15
Madison 3263 3,318.5 1
Mecklenburg 1 0.8 30
Mitchell 977 596.1 7
Polk 5 1.3 28
Randolph 1 0.7 31
Rutherford 78 34.8 18
Stokes 1 0.2 34
Surry 3 0.4 32
Swain 200 69.0 13
Transylvania 64 39.7 17
Watauga 1599 936.5 6
Wilkes 12 3.4 23
Yancey 2057 1,374.6 4
TOTALS 18,391 12,235.3 1-34
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Norf-h Carolina Tobacco Warehouses and
Operat-ors by Belts and Market-s-1953
N. C. BORDER BELT
Chadbourn (one set buyers)
Carters No. 1 & 2— J. F. Bullard, W. J. Rabon, L. L. & J. C. Tilley
Meyers — J. H. Harper, J. D. Hendley
New Brick — W. C. Coates, Jr., J. C. Green, Charlie Teachey
New Farmers — Charlie Teachey
Clarkton (one set buyers)
Banners — H. G. Perry
Bright Leaf— H. G. Perry
New Bladen— E. C. Huff, W. McDuffie, N. Cox
New Clarkton — E. L. Dudley, J. A. Chesnutt, Bob Dale
Fair Bluff (one set buyers)
Powell— A. H. Powell & Sons
Planters— N. N. Love, H. G. McNeill
Littleton's No. 1 & 2—0. P. Littleton
Fairmont (four sets buyers)
Big 5 — E. J. Chambers, Yarboro & Garrett Co.
Robeson County — E. J. Chambers, Yarboro & Garrett Co.
Peoples — E. J. Chambers, Yarboro & Garrett Co.
Davis — F. A. Davis, Harry & Jack Mitchell
Mitchell-Davis— F. A. Davis, Harry & Jack Mitchell
Frye No. 1 & 2— E. H. Frye, J. W. and J. M. Holliday
Holliday— E. H. Frye, J. W. and J. M. Holliday
Planters No. 1 & 2— G. R. Royster
Square Deal 1-2-3— W. G. Bassett
Star-Carolina 1-2-3— T. S. Booker, C. A. Blankenship, W. G. Sheets
Twin State 1-2-3— P. R. Floyd, Jr., R. J. Harris, Paul Wilson
Fayettevile (one set buyers)
Big Farmers — R. H. Barbour, P. L. Campbell
Wellons — J. W. Stephenson, J. C. Adams
Lumberton (three sots buyers)
Carolina — M. A. Roycroft, J. L. Townsend, J. Johnson
Smith-Dixie— N. A. McKeithan, J. A. Kinlow, E. K. Biggs, H. P. Allen
Hedgepeth — R. A. Hedgepeth, J. K. Roycroft, R. L. Rollins
Liberty — R. E. Wilkens, F. S. White, R. H. Livermore, H. D. Goode
Star, Inc. — Hogan Teater, D. T. Stephenson
Lumberton Cooperative — C. E. McLaurin, Mgr.
Tabor City (one set buyers)
Carolina — R. C. Coleman, Mrs. Harriet Sikes
New Farmers — R. C. Coleman, Mrs. Harriet Sikes
Planters — Don Watson, Mgr.
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Whiteville (three sets buyers)
Brooks— Blair & H. L. Motley
Crutchfield— G. E. & R. W. Crutchfield
Lea's No. 1 & 2 — Wm. Townes Lea
Moores — A. H. Moore
Nelson's No. 1 & 2— John H. Nelson, F. M. Mobly
Perkins-Newman — H. L. & J. W. Perkins, N. C. Newman
Planters No. 1 & 2— A. 0. King, Jr., J. W. Peay
Tuggles — A. Dial Gray, J. L. Neal
Farmers — A. Dial Gray, J. L. Neal
Columbus County — A. Dial Gray, J. L. Neal
EASTERN BELT
Ahoskie (one set buyers)
Basnight No. 1 & 2— L. L. Wilkens, H. G. Veasey
Farmers No. 1 & 2— W. D. Odom, E. R. Evans
Clinton (one set buyers)
Carolina — Mrs. Z. D. McWhorter, Ennis Bass, L. D. Herring
Center Brick — Guy R. Ross
Ross No. 2 — Guy R. Ross
Farmers — H. A. Carr, J. A. Chesnut, E. L. Dudley, J. J. Hill
Dunn (one set buyers)
Big 4 Warehouse — A. B. Currin, 0. G. Calhoun, T. B. Smothers
Planters— R. A. Chestnut, E. C. Edgerton, C. L. Tart
Farmville (two sets buyers)
Bell's— L. R. Bell & Sons, C. C. Ivey & Bros.
Farmers — John N. Fountain, Mgr.
Fountains — John N. Fountain, Mgr.
Monks No. 1 & 2— J. Y. Monk, R. D. Rouse, J. C. Carlton, G. Webb
Planters — M. J. Moye, Chester Worthington
Goldsboro (one set buyers)
Carolina — S. G. Best, Bruce Smith
Farmers No. 1 & 2— S. B. Hill, Carl Holloman, W. M. Rouse, H. Benton
Tin— 0. L. Littleton, H. C. Whitley
Victory^J. B. Scott, R. Smith, J. HopeAvell, P. Bridgers
Big Brick — J. R. Musgrave
Greenville (five sets buyers)
Dixie — W. T. Cannon, Carlton Dail
Farmers — J. A. Tripp
Harris-Rogers — R. E. Rogers, R. E. Harris
Keel's Cooperative — J. T. Keel, Mgr.
McGowan's No. 1 & 2— C. H. McGowan
Morton's — W. Z. Morton
New Carolina No. 1 & 2 — Floyd McGowan
New Independent — G. B. Jones
New Enterprise — D. W. Worthington
Star No. 1 & 2— B. B. Suggs, G. V. Smith
Raynor & Harris — N. G. Raynor, C. B. Harris
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Kinston (four full sets buyers — fifth set incomplete)
Brooks — J. R. & Fred Brooks
Central— J. E. Jones, C. W. Wooten
Eagle Warehouse Co. — Percy Holden, W. H. Jones
New Carolina — W. H. Jones
Farmers — J. T. Jenkins, L. E. Pollock
Kinston Cooperative — D. W. Hodges, Mgr.
Knott Warehouse, Inc. — K. W. Loftin, Mgr.
Knotts New— H. G. Knott, W. E. Brewer
New Dixie — John Jenkins, Mgr.
Planters — L. O. Stokes, Mgr.
Sheppard No. 1 & 2— R. E. Sheppard
Tapps — Bill King, Mgr.
The Star Warehouse — C. J. Herring
Robersonville (one set buyers)
Adkins & Bailey— I. M. Little, R. K. Adkins
New Red Front— J. H. Gray, J. W. Peay
Planters No. 1 & 2— H. T. Highsmith, E. G. Anderson
Rocky Mount (four sets buyers)
Cobb & Foxhall No. 1 & 2— W. E. Cobb, H. P. Foxhall
Mangum — Roy M. Phipps
Planters No. 1-2-3— S. S. Edmondson, Sec.
Smith No. 1 & 2— James D. Smith
Works Warehouse — R. J. Works & Son
Easley Warehouse Co., Inc. — H. A. Easley, Mgr.
Farmers Warehouse, Inc. — J. Holt Evans, Mgr.
Fenners — J. B. Fenner
Smithfield (two sets buyers)
Big Planters — J. B. Wooten, E. H. Valentine
Farmers No. 1 & 2 — N. L. Daughtery, G. G. Adams, W. L. Kennedy
Gold Leaf No. 1 & 2— R. A. Pearce
Perkins Riverside — N. L. Perkins
Wallace No. 1 & 2 — Lawrence and Dixon Wallace
Tarboro (one set buyers)
Clarks No. 1 & 2— H. I. Johnson, S. A. McConkey
Farmers No. 1 & 2 — W. L. House, J. P. Bunn
Victory No. 1 & 2— Cliff Weeks, W. L. Leggett
Wallace (one set buyers)
Blanchard & Farrior — O. C. Blanchard, W. H. Farrior
Hussey No. 1 & 3— W. L. Hussey, G. D. Bennett
Bryant & Blanchard — J. H. Bryant, J. T. Southerland
Washington (one set buyers)
Gravely's — H. C. Gravely, W. A. Gravely
Sermons No. 1 & 2 — W. J. Sermons, J. E. Roberson
Hassell-Knott-Edwards 1 & 2— L. E. Knott, M. M. Hassell, W. S.
Edwards
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Wendell (two sets buyers)
Banners No. 1 & 2— W. G. Maples, J. E. and Walter Walker
Farmers 1 & 2— L. R. Clark & Son
Northside— G. Dean, E. H. Price & J. H. Sanders
Planters — G. Dean, E. H. Price & J. H. Sanders
Liberty— H. F. Harris, I. D. Medlin, J. W. Dale
Star A & B— R. R. Robertson, G. R. Watkins
Wilson (five sets buyers)
Big Dixie— E. B. Hicks, R. P. Dew, W. C. Thompson
Wainwright — G. L. Wainwright
Center Brick No. 1-2-3— Cozart & Eagles Co.
Farmers — J. J. Gibbons, S. G. Deans
Growers Cooperative — S. E. Griffin, Mgr.
New Planters No. 1 & 2— R. T. & W. C. Smith, B. W. Carr
Smith Warehouse, Inc. A, B & C— H. H. Harris, Jr., Mgr.
Watson — Cozart & Eagles Co.
Clark's— C. R. & Boyd Clark
New Liberty — Carl B. Renfro
Williamston (one set buyers)
Carolina— S. C. Griffin, H. L. Barnhill, J. B. Taylor, E. Lilley
Farmer— S. C. Griffin, H. L. Barnhill, J. B. Taylor, E. Lilley
Planters — J. W. Gurkin, J. R. Rogers
Roanoke-Dixie — J. W. Gurkin, J. R. Rogers
Windsor (one set buyers)
Farmers— S. F. & J. F. Hicks
Rogers — R. E. Rogers, R. E. Harris
3IIDDLE BELT
Aberdeen (one set buyers)
New Aberdeen — John Murray
Planters — Wm. Maurer
Bass — Taft Bass
Carthage (one set buyers)
McConnells— W. M. & G. D. Carter, Jr.
Smothers No. 1 & 2— H. P. & R. D. Smothers
Victory — D. T. Bailey, R. L. Comer
Durham (three sets buyers)
Liberty — John & Walker Stone
Roycroft— H. T., M. A. & J. K. Roycroft, J. C. Currin
Star-Brick — A. L. Carver, Cozart, Currin
Farmers — J. M. Talley
Ellerbe (One set buyers)
Farmers — Geo. Mabe, L. G. Dewitt
Richmond County — W. H. & H. P. Rummage, W. F. Meadows
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Fuquay-Varina (two sets buyers)
Big Top— King Roberts, E. E. Clayton
New Deal— W. M., R. B., A. L. Talley
Talley Bros.— W. M., R. B., A. L. Talley
Southside — J. C. Adams, J. W. Stepheson
Varina-Brick — J. C. Adams, J. W. Stephenson
Gold Leaf— P. L. Campbell, R. H. Barbour, S. T, Proctor
Henderson (two sets buyers)
Banners— C. J. Fleming, C. B. Turner, E. C. Huff, L. B. Wilkinson
Carolina — W. B. Daniel, F. S. Royster
■ Planters— W. B. Daniel, F. S. Royster
Moore's Big Henderson — A. H. Moore
Farmers — W. J. Alston
High Price— C. J. Fleming, C. B. Turner, E. C. Huff, L. B. Wilkinson
Liberty— George T. Robertson
Alston — W. J. Alston, Jr.
Ellington— F. H. Ellington, J. K. Weldon
Louisburg (one set buyers)
Big Franklin— A. N. Wilson, S. T. & H. B. Cottrell
Southside A & B— Charlie Ford
Union — G. C. Harris, N. F. Freeman
Oxford (two sets buyers
Banner — W. L. Mitchell, Jr., Mgr.
Farmers — B. T. Williams, Julian Adcock, S. B. Knott, Joe Cutts
Mangum — B. T. Williams, Julian Adcock, S. B. Knott, Joe Cutts
Fleming No. 1 & 2— G. B. Watkins, D. T. Currin, H. G. Taylor
Planters— C. R. Watkins
Johnson — C. R. Watkins
Owens No. 1 & 2 — J. S. Watkins, L. Gregory
Sanford (one set buyers)
Big Sanford— Joe M. Wilkens, G. T. Hancock
Farmers Flag— C. W. Puckett, F. L. McCallum
Wood 3-W No. 1 & 2— W. F. Wood
Central No. 1 & 2— D. T. Hobgood, L. B. Maddox
Warrenton (one set buyers)
Boyd's— W. P. Burwell
Center No. 1 & 2— M. D. Carroll
Currin's No. 1 & 2— D. G. Currin, C. W. Currin
Farmers — E. G. Tarwater
Thompson — C. E. Thompson
OLD BELT
Burlington (one set buyers)
Carolina— R. D. Tickle, J. G. McCray, B. G. Conner
Coble— N. C. Newman, L. O. Winstead, R. W. Rainey
Farmers— O. H. King, C. R. McCauley
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Greensboro (one set buyers)
Greensboro Tobacco Warehouse Co. — R. C. Coleman, Mgr.
Guilford County Warehouse Co.— J. R. Pell, H. P. Smothers, G. G. Reid
Madison (one set buyers)
New Brick— R. T. Chilton, S. F. Webster, R. G. Angell
Carolina— R. T. Chilton, S. F. Webster, R. G. Angell
Sharp & Smith— W. S. Smith, H. A. Fagg
Farmers — W. S. Smith, H. A. Fagg
Mebane (one set buyers)
Farmers — W. C. Coates, A. S. Anderson, J. C. Green
Piedmont— J. D. Wood, J. B. Keck
Planters— J. W. Dillard, J. H. Warren
Ml, Airy (one set buyers)
New Dixie 1 & 2 — Oscar L. Badgett
Liberty — R. C. Simmons, Jr., F. V. Dearmin, Dave Smith
Simmons — R. C. Simmons, Jr., F. V. Dearmin, Dave Smith
Planters & Jones — Tom and Frank Jones, Buck White, Hub Brown
Reidsville (one set buyers)
Browns— G. E. Smith, P. D. McMichael, D. Huffines
Farmers— G. E. Smith, P. D. McMichael, D. Huffines
Leader — A. P. Sands, A. G. Irvin
Watts— A. P. Sands, A. G. Irvin
Smothers— T. B. & J. M. Smothers
Roxboro (one set buyers)
Farmers — Lindsay Wagstaff, R. L. Hester
Hyco — W. R. Jones, F. J. Hester, Geo. Walker
Foacre— H. W. Winstead, Jr., J. H. Merritt, D. L. Whitfield
Planters No. 1 & 2— T. O. Pass
Winstead— T. T. & Elmo Mitchell
Stoneville (one set buyers)
Brown's No. 1 & 2 — 0. P. Joyce, Roy Carter
Farmers — F. A. Brown, B. M. Slate
Piedmont — J. J. Webster, G. D. Rakestraw
Slate Brothers No. 1 & 2— B. M. Slate, F. A. Brown
Winston-Salem (four sets buyers)
Brown — R. W. Newsome, W. B. Simpson
Carolina — H. M. Bouldin, G. H. Robertson
Dixie— Floyd Joyce, W. G. Sheets, J. R. Pell, M. M. Joyner
Farmers— Floyd Joyce, W. G. Sheets, J. R. Pell, M. M. Joyner
Glenn & Banner Co.— C. T. Glenn, D. L. Harris, Chas. Dalton
Liberty— M. M. Joyner, J. R. Pell, W. G. Sheets, Floyd Joyce
Pepper No, 1 & 2— F. D. Pepper
Piedmont — W. B. Simpson, R. W. Newsom
Planters — Foss Smithdeal, Frank Smithdeal, Wes Watson
Taylor— Paul Taylor, J. H. Dyer
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Big Winston— R. T. & J. F. Carter
Cooks No. 1 & 2— B. E. Cook, C. B. Strickland, Wm. Fowler, H. A.
Thomas
George-Davis — Foss & Frank Smithdeal, Wes Watson
N. C. HURLEY BELT
Asheville (two sets buyers- — second set incomplete)
Carolina — Max Roberts, Mgr.
Dixie No. 1 & 2— J. C. Adams, L. J. Hill
Planters No. 1 & 2— J. W. Stewart, Fred D. Cockfield
Bernard-Walker Warehouses- — James E. Walker, Mgr.
Big Burley— J. C. Adams, L. J. Hill
Boone (one set buyers)
Mountain Burley No. 1 & 2— R. C. Coleman
Farmers Burley — R. C. Coleman
West Jefferson (one set buyers)
Tri-State Burley— C. C. Taylor
Planters— C. C. Taylor
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TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
Per Capita, 15 Years Old and Over
LBS.
12
9
6
3
Toial
Smoking,
chewing, snuff
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1920
1930
1940
1950
UNSTEmtiED PKOCESSINC-WEICHT eOU/VALENT CONSUUED IN UNITED ^fATES AND BY OVERSEA! FORCES
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF A6RICULTURE NES. 48631 -XX BUREAU OF A6RICULTURAL ECONOMICS
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